Definition of Penury

1. Noun. A state of extreme poverty or destitution. "A general state of need exists among the homeless"

Exact synonyms: Indigence, Need, Pauperism, Pauperization
Generic synonyms: Impoverishment, Poorness, Poverty
Specialized synonyms: Beggary, Mendicancy, Mendicity
Derivative terms: Indigent, Needy, Pauperize, Penurious

Definition of Penury

1. n. Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution.

Definition of Penury

1. extreme poverty [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penury

penultima
penultimas
penultimate
penultimately
penults
penumbra
penumbra
penumbrae
penumbral
penumbras
penuries
penurious
penuriously
penuriousness
penuriousnesses
penury (current term)
Penutian
penwoman
penwoman
penwomen
pen name
pen nib
pen pal
pen up
peon
peonage
peonages
peones
peonies
peonism

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